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{{Infobox film
| name = Memories
| image = Memories (2013 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jeethu Joseph]]
| producer = P K Muralidharan Santha Murali
| writer = Jeethu Joseph
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] [[S. P. Sreekumar]] [[Meghana Raj]] [[Miya (actress)|Miya George]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Sejo John]] '''Score:''' [[Anil Johnson]]
| cinematography = [[Sujith Vaassudev]]
| editing = [[Johnkutty]]
| studio = Anantha Visions
| distributor = Murali Films & Tricolor Entertainments
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|8|9}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| runtime = 143 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Memories''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[slasher film]] written and directed by [[Jeethu Joseph]]. The film stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[S. P. Sreekumar]], [[Meghana Raj]], [[Miya George]], [[Vijayaraghavan]], [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]], [[Rahul Madhav]], and [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]]. It revolves around a drunkard police officer Sam Alex, who is forced into investigating a series of serial murders.

''Memories'' was released on 9 August 2013 to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.

It has since gained [[cult status]] and is regarded as one of the finest and most entertaining crime thrillers in [[Malayalam cinema]]. It was remade in Tamil as ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]''.

==Plot==
Sam Alex is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer in [[Kerala Police]], who is heavily dependent on [[Alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] to ease the loss of his family. Sam was a brave, dynamic, efficient and daring officer and a good team commander and a peaceful family guy, leading a good life with his family. His beloved wife, Teena and daughter were murdered by a terrorist right in front of his eyes, as a revenge for killing his brother. He kills the terrorist and as a result, turns into an alcoholic. Sam's superior officer, [[Inspector-general of police|IG]] Aravindaksha Menon, requests him to proceed with a parallel investigation in a case involving the disappearance and possible kidnapping of several young married men, since the present police team is not able to make any progress in the case.

Sam refuses to do this. Later, his mother, Marykutty, requests him to take up the investigation. Sam soon gets into the case files and consults the [[Autopsy|post-mortem]] documents and the doctors who conducted it. Soon, Sam makes a breakthrough in the case. Another two kidnappings happen, and all this leads to Sam's conclusion of the killer. The killer is an eccentric person, who has a limp and a short right leg and either hates or loves women. The killer leaves certain clues inscribed by a sharp [[surgical knife]] on the chest of the victims.

This serves Sam's thinking of what kind of person the killer is and who is his next target. Upon careful examination of the words inscribed in the body of the victims, Sam uncovers that the words are actually [[Aramaic]], the language [[Jesus]] used for communication. The words are later found to point to biblical proverbs, thus helping Sam lead to the conclusion that the killer is insane and assumes the victims gave up their lives for the sins committed by their respective wives. He also finds out that these killings have similarities with the crucifixion of [[Jesus Christ]], i.e. a calculation of three days. The victims were taken away on a Friday and their bodies are recovered on the following Sunday. He calls the wives of victims for an inquiry meeting and tells them that they had a link with a guy named Anand, who studied with them a certain years back, but there was no evidence of such a person. Sam concludes that Anand changed his identity and is living under a new name, Peter.

Sam realizes that there is a final target that Anand will not miss and will disappear after that. He eventually finds out that the target is his brother, Sanju, and his wife, Anitha, is the last link in the connection. Sam finds out with the help of his colleague and other evidence that Anand has a property near [[Kottayam]]. He goes there to save Sanju. After killing Anand, Sam gives up drinking, and he finally moves on and adopts Anand's sister Parvathi's daughter.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Sam Alex
*[[S. P. Sreekumar]] as Peter / Anand
*[[Miya George]] as Varsha Mathews
*[[Meghana Raj]] as Teena Sam, Sam's late wife
*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Inspector-general of police|IG]] Aravindhaksha Menon
*[[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Vinod Krishna
*[[Sreejith Ravi]] as [[Inspector|CI]] Antony
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Father John
*[[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Marykutty, Sam's mother
*[[Rahul Madhav]] as Sanju, Sam's brother
*[[Irshad Ali (actor)|Irshad]] as Isaac
*[[Praveena]] as Parvathi Isaac
*Baiju V. K. as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Suresh
*[[Balaji Sarma]] as [[Constable]] Somasekharan
*[[Jijoy Rajagopal]] as Dr. Shammi
*[[Madhupal]] as Dr. Sukumaran Nair
*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Krishna Pillai
*[[Seema G. Nair]] as Valsamma
*[[Mahalakshmi Sarveshwaran]] as Vimala Menon
*[[Aneesh G. Menon]] as Vijay
*[[Neeraj Madhav]] as Mechanic
*[[Koottickal Jayachandran]] as Shop owner
*[[Vineeth Mohan]] as Ramesh
*Disney James as Terrorist
}}

==Reception==
[[Sify|Sify.com]] rated the film as "Good", stating that "''Memories'' is an engaging film that has been well made."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130813085438/http://www.sify.com/movies/memories-review-malayalam-15036043.html Memories - Review], Web.archive.org</ref> Gayathry of [[Oneindia.in]] says that "''Memories'' is undoubtedly an entertaining investigation movie."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2013/memories-movie-review-116835.html|title=Memories - Movie Review|date=9 August 2013|website=Filmibeat.com|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> Aswin of [[The Times of India]] says that "''Memories'' is an engaging watch, courtesy a good plot and a cast that does justice to the plot."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/memories/movie-review/21757526.cms|title=Memories Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Memories by Times of India|access-date=24 November 2021|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Indiaglitz.com says that "''Memories'' is a thriller which may find space among the list of well crafted suspense thrillers in Mollywood.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130806024708/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/17438.html Memories - Review - Indiaglitz]{{Rating|7|10|score=6.75/10 stars}}</ref> Nowrunning.com rated the film as "Above Average", stating that "''Memories'' is a decent entertainer and stunning thriller in which plot twists abound, and the ambiance is laced with intrigue."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/12028/malayalam/memories/index.htm|title=Memories (2013) | Memories Malayalam Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes|website=Nowrunning.com|date=29 January 2013 |access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref>

==Music==
The music for the film was composed by [[Sejo John]] with the background score composed by [[Anil Johnson]].{{Infobox album
| name = Memories
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sejo John]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Original CD cover
| released = {{Start date|2013}}
| recorded =
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| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Housefull (2013 film)|Housefull]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = 6B Paradise
| next_year = 2013
}}

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| all_music =
| title1 = Thirayum Theeravum
| lyrics1 = Sejo John
| extra1 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| title2 = Memories
| lyrics2 = Shelton Pinheiro
| extra2 = Shelton Pinheiro
}}

== Accolades ==

* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography]] (Sujith Vaassudev)
* [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Actor]] (Prithviraj)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3124456}}

{{Jeethu Joseph}}

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian detective films]]
[[Category:2010s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:2013 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jeethu Joseph]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
[[Category:2010s police procedural films]]
[[Category:2010s serial killer films]]
[[Category:Indian serial killer films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films about murder]]
[[Category:Films about murderers]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]

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